Keith Fahey

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Keith Fahey
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Keith Fahey (2009)
Personnel
Surname Keith Declan Fahey
birthday January 15, 1983
place of birth Dublin ,  Ireland
size 178 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
0000-1998 Cherry Orchard
1998-2000 Arsenal FC
2000-2003 Aston Villa
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2002-2003 Aston Villa 0 0(0)
2003 Bluebell United
2003-2005 St Patrick's Athletic 76 (11)
2005-2006 Drogheda United 22 0(2)
2006-2008 St Patrick's Athletic 77 (12)
2009-2013 Birmingham City 121 0(9)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2003 Ireland U-20 2 0(0)
2010–2012 Ireland 16 0(3)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2012/13

Keith Declan Fahey (born January 15, 1983 in Dublin ) is an Irish football player who currently plays for the English club Birmingham City and the Irish national team. Fahey can be used as a midfielder or winger . Standard situations are his particular strength .

Career

Fahey played for Irish football club Cherry Orchard in his youth until he joined Arsenal in 1998 and Aston Villa two years later . There he could not assert himself. Contrary to rumors to the contrary, he said he did not play a game for the professional team from Villa. He was also homesick , so he went back to Ireland in 2003. There he played a few games for the amateur club Bluebell United before Eamonn Collins brought him to St Patrick's Athletic . After a probationary period, Fahey signed a professional contract there and was regularly used in the League of Ireland .

In 2005 Fahey moved to Drogheda United , an Irish club that was financially generous and had high athletic goals. However, he did not get along with the coach Paul Doolin , behaved in his opinion unprofessional and was eventually fired. He then returned to St Patrick's Athletic. There he was again a regular player in the league and was used in 2007 and 2008 in qualifying and in 2008 in the first round of the UEFA Cup. In the same year he was named Ireland's Footballer of the Year .

In January 2009 he moved to Birmingham City in the English second division. On January 17, he made his debut in a 1-1 draw against Cardiff City for Birmingham. Although he is right-footed and was originally scheduled as a central midfielder, he was used on the left wing. Birmingham rose to the Premier League in 2009 , where Fahey kept his regular place. After the club relegated back to the Football League Championship in 2011 , Barry Ferguson and Lee Bowyer left the club. In the following season Fahey was mainly used in the central midfield.

National team

Fahey took part in the 2003 Junior World Championship as a member of the Irish national youth team.

In 2010 Giovanni Trapattoni used him for the first time in the senior national team . Since then he has been a regular member of the national team. Fahey was also appointed to the squad for the 2012 European Championship , but could not participate due to a groin injury. Paul Green was nominated for him .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Player profile ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Birmingham City @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bcfc.com
  2. ↑ Player profile ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at St Patrick's Athletic @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stpatsfc.com
  3. ↑ Fahey buries past at Villa . Birmingham Mail, January 5, 2009, archived on thefreelibrary.com
  4. ^ David Hytner: Keith Fahey adjusts to hero status on his return to Dublin . The Guardian, September 6, 2010
  5. ^ A b Daniel McDonnell: Fahey's second coming of age . Irish Independent, March 23, 2009
  6. ^ John O'Brien: Fahey earns his promotion . Irish Independent, May 10, 2009
  7. ↑ Fahey named PFAi Player of the Year . Raidió Teilifís Éireann, November 17, 2008
  8. ↑ Lee Bowyer debut is a delight says Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish . Birmingham Mail, January 19, 2009
  9. ^ Andy Walker: Surprise package Keith Fahey delighted with his first season at Blues . Sunday Mercury, April 26, 2009
  10. ↑ Colin Tattum: Chris Hughton praises Keith Fahey as Birmingham City are tipped for promotion . Birmingham Mail, February 23, 2012
  11. ↑ Referee makes Ireland count cost of victory . Irish Independent, December 6, 2003
  12. ^ Republic of Ireland 2-1 Paraguay . BBC, May 25, 2010
  13. ↑ Fahey is out for UEFA EURO . FIFA, May 26, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Fahey, Keith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fahey, Keith Declan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin , Ireland